{"id":1923,"date":"2017-12-28T11:15:08","date_gmt":"2017-12-28T16:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/?p=1923"},"modified":"2017-12-28T11:15:08","modified_gmt":"2017-12-28T16:15:08","slug":"then-and-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/then-and-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Then and Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Two years ago:<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_282\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-282\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_0152-e1456328322476.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-282 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_0152-e1456328322476.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_0152-e1456328322476.jpg 750w, https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_0152-e1456328322476-225x300.jpg 225w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/1000;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-282\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lots of useless lawn . . .<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Today:<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1307\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1307\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_0588-e1480855284519.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1307 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_0588-e1480855284519.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/750;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1307\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A new chicken coop in a shady area<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Two years ago:<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_254\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-254\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_0116-e1456330555957.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-254 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_0116-e1456330555957.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" 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data-src=\"https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_0694-e1486744109163.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/750;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A new greenhouse!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Two years ago:<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_98\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-98\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Home.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-98 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Home.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" 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cut!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Two years ago:<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_268\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-268\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_0130-e1456328800760.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-268 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_0130-e1456328800760.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_0130-e1456328800760.jpg 750w, https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_0130-e1456328800760-225x300.jpg 225w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/1000;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trees shading future main garden . . .<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Today:<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1742\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1742\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_0777-e1497039983640.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1742 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_0777-e1497039983640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/750;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1742\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black raspberries, Stella cherry tree and garden beds . . 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class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_0591-e1479862682191.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_0591-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1308\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_0591-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thelittlehalfacre.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_0591-45x45.jpg 45w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1308'>\n\t\t\t\tTerracing the steep 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